First, the young genius
In 1986, Chen Jin was born in Handan, Hebei Province, in order to pursue his badminton dream, he went to Nanjing and met his fate of Bole - Jin Chao. Jin Chao took a fancy to Chen Jin's badminton talent and treated him as if he were his own son. Later, Chen Jin also worshiped Jin Chao as a dry father, his real name was Chen Pengfei, and he changed his name to Chen Jin precisely because of Jin Chao. Under his careful guidance, Chen Jin's badminton level has improved by leaps and bounds, and he has always been the top batch among his peers.
In 2002, at the age of 16, Chen Jin participated in the Badminton World Youth Championship for the first time, won the men's singles championship in a blockbuster, and also entered the national team and entered the vision of fans. However, at that time, the national feathers had risen again, before There were Chen Hong, Xia Xuanze, and then there were geniuses Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin did not soon emerge in the international arena, until 2004, Chen Jin won the championship again at the World Youth Championship, and then won his first adult championship at the French Open that year. The 18-year-old Chen Jin can not be described as unsuccessful, and the title of badminton prince and the future of national feather naturally falls on him.
Second, the pillar of silence
Roddick once said, "It is sad that the tennis players of Federer's contemporaries are sad." In fact, whether it is Malone and Barkley, who are contemporaries of Jordan, or Gatlin and Guy who are competing with Bolt, behind the glory of each king, there are countless "challengers" who are sad. Bao Chunlai, who won the World Youth Championship a year earlier than Chen Jin, said with regret that he felt sorry when he retired, and Lin Dan was a hurdle that he could not overcome. For Chen Jin, what is not, the aura of young genius, the glory of the World Youth Championship, did not make him in the national team and the world badminton world to become the focus, just because of the existence of Lin Dan, Chen Jin has not played the first singles in his entire career. But Chen Jin has never been negative, he conscientiously guards his position and dedicates everything to the national team.
Since 2004, the golden generation of Guoyu has created the glory of five consecutive tang cup championships, and since 2006, Chen Jin has not been absent. He and Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai formed the most powerful singles trio at that time, Lin Dan was outgoing and flamboyant, the ball style was domineering, Bao Chunlai was reserved and reserved, and the landing point was delicate and changeable. And Chen Jin, whether on or off the field, seemed more silent, and did not have the same attention as the other two, he was calm and calm, just using tireless running to guard the back of GuoYu.
In the arena, the third singles is the most special existence, their chances to play are few, but once they are in danger, they face a life-and-death showdown, and they have to bear the expectations and fate of the entire team.
During the five consecutive championships of the National Yu Yu Cup, the most dangerous battle was the semi-final with Malaysia in Jakarta in 2008. Lin Dan lost in the soup cup for the first and only time in a singles matchup. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng and Bao Chunlai then withstood the pressure and defeated the Diamond Duo and Huang Zonghan respectively, and in the fourth second doubles, Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo lost to Tazari/Latif, the two sides fought to a 2-2 draw, and the fifth life-and-death singles came as promised. The Malaysian team celebrated loudly after the doubles two, because everyone knew that Chen Jin was deeply troubled by a waist injury at that time and had never fought a life-and-death battle, which was more difficult to defend the singles three in this situation.
The vicissitudes of the sea showed the true colors of heroes, Chen Jin endured severe pain in his waist injury, and walked onto the field without hesitation. At this moment, the expectations of hundreds of millions of fans, the efforts of all the people in the national team for two years, and the glory of the national feather are all pressed on Chen Jin alone.
Chen Jin's opponent is the 2003 All England men's singles champion Hafez, whether it is the experience of playing team matches, or the physical condition at that time, Chen Jin is in the ascendant. As soon as the game began, Hafez's attack was very fierce, dispatched left and right in front of the net, as long as Chen Jin got up, he pressed down to kill, but Chen Jin was not impatient, and used a steady defense to defuse his attack. Friends who have experienced a low back injury should know that it is the most uncomfortable to lean over and save the ball when the waist hurts, and Chen Jin endured the pain and began to fight with Hafez.
Chen Jin is not the kind of player who will take the initiative to attack, is to rely on accurate return to the ball landing point and play the undead defense "grind" the opponent, the development of this game is the same, Chen Jin with defense constantly consumes Hafez's physical strength and mentality, Hafez is more and more impatient, the overhead slash line continues to go out of bounds, the ball in front of the net also continues to go off the net, with a large slash to kill the net, Chen Jin won the first set 21-12. During the break, the coach nervously did not sit down, and Lin Dan, who lost the game, sat silently with his hands crossed, the whole team did not relax in the slightest, the atmosphere was extremely tense, but Chen Jin still did not change his face, sat quietly and rested, and his psychological quality was evident.
At the beginning of the second set, Hafez's footsteps and attack were a little impatient, and several bottomballs were also misjudged, and Chen Jin was like a steel city tower that could not be penetrated, stopping in front of him. But as the game progressed, the impact of Chen Jin's waist injury slowly appeared, and Hafez also discovered this, he no longer rushed to attack, used more shots to consume Chen Jin, and once led 13-10.
Just as the so-called soldiers came to cover the water, Chen Jin did not sit still, he took the initiative to hit Hafez behind the forehand, took the initiative to induce Hafez to attack, this move really worked, the opponent fell into the trap set by Boss Jin, and made continuous offensive mistakes. Chen Jin scored 8 consecutive points to reverse Qiankun 18-13, and in the end, Chen Jin did not give his opponent a chance, won another set 21-16, and won the life-and-death battle 2-0. For the first time after the victory, Chen Jin had mood swings, got down on one knee and indulged in celebration, he withstood the pressure and won this game worth thousands of dollars for Guo Yu.
In 2008, Tang Cup Guoyu won the championship
Third, the way of heaven rewards diligence
In the team competition, Chen Jin won the 2010 and 2012 Soup Cup championships, the 2009 Sudirman Cup, and the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games men's team championships. Although he has never played a single, he will always be the most trustworthy hole card of Guoyu, and he is the backing that makes his teammates dare to hand over their backs and fight to the fullest.
In the singles arena, with Bao Chunlai's state declining, from 2008, Chen Jin slowly became the second singles of Guo Yu. At the 2008 All England Open, Chen Jin passed the hurdles to win the first heavyweight singles championship of his career, although many people said that Lin Dan gave up his points to protect Chen Jin into the Olympic Games, but no matter what, being able to reach the final is already a manifestation of Chen Jin's strength.
In the 2008 Olympic Games, Chen Jin reached the final four and eventually lost to the invincible Super Dan that year, but in the bronze medal battle, he showed the style of "Big Mill King". Allowing Li Xuanyi to pull away four points, Chen Jin was dead set to control the opponent's bottom line two points, using solid basic skills and terrifying physical strength to grind li Xuanyi, who was also good at hanging, and won a valuable bronze medal in three rounds of battle. The video of this showdown is also recommended for golfers to watch, which is really wonderful, the peak duel of the hanging players.
Awards were presented at the 2008 Olympic Games
This Olympic Games has also become a watershed in the men's badminton world, Lin Danjun is in the world, Li Zongwei is officially at the peak, Bao Chunlai, who lost to Li Xuanyi in the quarterfinals, has since fallen out of the ranks of super-first-class athletes, and Chen Jin has stepped into the peak, becoming the "third in the world" of the London Olympic cycle. At the 2009 World Championships, Chen Jin passed all the way to the final, and in the semi-final, Tawfik only scored 18 points in two sets, and finally lost to Lin Dan in the final and won the second place. In 2010, in the case of Lin Dan's selective participation, Chen Jin basically only lost to Li Zongwei, losing only six games in the whole year, which is truly the second in the world.
The World Championships in August 2010 can be said to be the most ups and downs of the Lin Dan era. Lin Dan lost at the World Championships for the first time in 5 years, and lost to Park Sung-woo in the quarterfinals, Chen Jin became the "only seedling" of the men's singles of the national feather, and Li Zongwei lost to Tawfik, who was "old man talking about juvenile madness". In the end, after Chen Jin defeated Gade in the semi-finals, he once again stood on the stage of the world championship final.
Facing Tawfik, who was defeated at last year's World Championships, Chen Jin did not give him the slightest chance, he used the bottom line to control the death to suppress Tawfik, while avoiding the game with Tawfik in front of the net, and Tawfik is no longer the king of the year, the proud attack can not penetrate Chen Jin's defense, and finally 21-13, 21-15, Chen Jinbing won the world championship without bloodshed. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that Tawfik has lost to a single World Series final.
In the case of Lin Dan Bao Chunlai's early exit, Chen Jin defended the men's singles championship for China and achieved the miracle of winning the hardware at the World Championships. Since then, the Chinese men's singles is no longer the world of Lin Dan alone, and Chen Jin, who is only 24 years old, has ascended to the top of the world and truly stepped into the ranks of historical players.
But fate is always a bit cruel, Chen Jin, who should have been in the year of the fight, was plagued by injuries and diseases, and his physical function declined rapidly, and reaching the final four of the 2011 World Championships again was his last glory. As Chen Long grew, he surpassed Chen Jin in both the national team and the world rankings, but Chen Jin still shines for the national feather, and his world ranking rushed into the top four in the world, ensuring that the national feather men's singles can participate in the London Olympic Games, and finally lost to the old rival Li Xuanyi in the quarterfinals, and Chen Jin's short but magnificent career also came to an end.
There may be a lot of imperfections, a lot of unhappiness, but this is the way life is, and he has also left a good mark in the history of badminton and the hearts of fans, he is the world champion, the most trusted third singles of the national feather, the leader of the hanging gang, and the eternal gold boss.
Chen Jin after retiring